Storm Runner
By Jenny D & Jess T

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This ride was added to Hershey Park in 2004 where it was the first hydraulic launch coaster to feature inversions.

Special Features:
  • 0-72mph in 2 seconds flat
  • 18 stories straight up and down
  • Top Hat
  • 135 foot cobra roll
  • Barrel rolls
  • Snake dive


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We found the velocity at this point in the barrel roll by the equation v=x/t.
The length of the train is 18.3 m and the time it took for the
front of the train to pass a point to the back of the train
was 0.7 seconds so, v=18.3m/0.7s= 26.14 m/s.

RIDE INFO:
Number of trains: 2
Carts: 5
People per cart : 4
People per ride: 20
Mass of train: 8,255 kg
Mass of full train: 10,660 kg
Length of train: 18.3 m
Capacity: 1200 riders/hour
Time of ride in motion: 45.2 sec


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